With a stunning screen, premium design, and long battery life, Samsung's Tab S2 is a worthy Android alternative to Apple's iPad Mini.

Gorgeous screen; Great battery life; Premium; understated design; Expandable storage via MicroSD; Nice rear-facing camera; Thinner and lighter than the iPad Mini 4

Expensive; Year-old processor doesn't compete well with those in other high-end tablets

The smaller of Samsung's two new tablets, the 8-inch Tab S2 is a powerful little slate featuring a stunning AMOLED display and a fast octa-coreExynos processor in a very svelte, lightweight design.

The interesting thing about the Galaxy Tab S2 from a performance perspective is that it's running a previous-generation processor (Exynos 5433), yet it scored really well in most of our benchmarks.

Overall, the Tab S2 makes for a fine direct competitor to the iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 4. For those looking for a premium Android tablet that looks sexy and feels great to hold in your hand, the TAB S2 is it.

Excellent build quality – this is not another cheap plastic tablet; It's crazy thin and light! Excellent vivid AMOLED display does a great job playing back movies as well as being used for reading ebooks; Expandable memory slot; Mult-tasking features

NO LTE option for the 8-inch Tab; Design is a bit unoriginal; Fingerprint reader is hit or miss; Cameras and battery life are both average

It's been quite a long time since I last picked up an Android tablet to use or review. While Google's mobile operating system has proven to be extremely well suited to smartphones, it hasn't been nearly as impressive on tablets for a multitude of reasons.

Ultra-sim, lightweight design is undoubtedly very attractive; Android on tablets has improved in the last year; Decent display with an ideal aspect ratio

Expensive compared to Apple's current iPads; Performance and battery life falls behind the best tablets out there

Samsung's Galaxy Tab S2 is the best Android tablet you can buy.

Absurdly thin and light; Sleek look; Bright colorful screen; Long battery life

It's almost as expensive as an iPad; Lacks premium all-metal build

Things are getting awkward in tablet land. On the consumer side, we've run out of ideas; maybe we use them to watch video, "babysit" our kids, or travel with them when it's too annoying to carry a laptop.

Thinnest tablet on the market; Gorgeous display; Upgraded processor

Weak battery life; Same old cameras; TV-to-Tab feature limited to Samsung TVs

End of 2015 will see about 343 million tablets in use all over the world with more than 1 billion people using them. And yet, there is no clear winner. Just look around you on your commute and you will see fellow travellers hunched over iPads with a smattering of Samsungs and yet the market place...

Gorgeous build quality; fab display; fingerprint sensor on-point; good camera

Battery life could be better

Traditionally, Samsung has always struggled to compete with Apple in the design arena. However, in 2014 this all changed when Samsung unveiled its flagship Galaxy S6 smartphone. The handset features a stellar design of metal and Gorilla Glass, and made past Samsung devices look like cheap, plastic...

Powerful processor; Great display; Decent battery

Touchwiz skin still not great; Runs old version of Android

A fantastic screen and superb build quality make this Android tablet a competent rival to the iPad Mini

Excellent screen; Attractive design; Good battery life

Slightly outdated internals; Unnecessary pre-installed apps